2.  Pre-School  Primary School  Secondary School  Bachillerato Vocational training  University studies  Postgraduate

3.  P re-school (0-6 years of age) - First Cycle: (0-3 years) - Second Cycle: (3-6 years) Non- compulsory and free  Primary school (6-12 years of age) - First Cycle: (6-9 years) - Second Cycle: (9-12 years) Compulsory and free

4.  Secondary education (12-16 years of age) - Compulsory and free  (Bachillerato)(16-18 years of age) - Arts - Nature and Health Sciences - Sciences & Engineering - Social Sciences - Humanities - Non-compulsory and free

5.  Vocational Training - Middle Grade Training Cycles Secondary diploma as a requirement - Superior-level Training Cycles School level as the principle requirement

6.  Private schools  State schools  Private run schools funded by the State

7.  Elementary School  Middle School  High School  College  Postgraduated education

8. From 4 until 11 years old  Preschool: 4-5 years old  Kindergarten: 5-6 years old Spanish pre-school  Grades:  1st: 6-7 years old  2nd: 7-8 years old  3rd: 8-9 years old Compulsory and free  4th: 9-10 years old  5th: 10-11 years old

9. From 11 until 14  6th Grade: 11-12 years old  7th Grade: 12-13 years old Compulsory and free  8th Grade: 13-14 years old

10. From 14 until 18 years old  9th: Freshman: 14-15 years old Compulsory  10th: Sophomore: 15-16 years old and free  11th: Junior: 16-17 years old Non-compulsory  12th: Senior: 17-18 years old but generally expected and still free DIPLOMA

11. SpanishAmerican  School years: CoursesSchool years: Grades  Diploma: Diploma: After Secondary Education.After Senior High School (16 years old) (18 years old)  Teachers: Students:switch classes  Bachiller:Junior/Senior High School: Focused on what you You study a little bit of want to specialized in.Everything.

12. Spanish American  Marks: NumbersMarks: Letters

13.  SpanishAmerican Regional governmentsRegional governments & property taxes in the community.

14. In the United States public schools are divided into districts. Every district has a Superintendent who is chosen by local elections and is the director of school districts. The Principal has more power than here in Spain. He is the person in charge of recruiting teachers and managing the schools.